Abstract: The present invention realizes a plasma treatment device with which a film deposition rate and film thickness of a film formed on a substrate can be made uniform. A plasma treatment device includes: a plurality of antennas for plasma generation arranged in a vacuum chamber; and a plurality of groups of multiple gas injection ports arranged in the vicinity of lines that are substantially perpendicular to longitudinal directions of the plurality of antennas and extend in a direction in which the plurality of antennas are arranged with respect to each other. The plasma treatment device further includes a gas flow-rate control unit for controlling flow rates of gas injected from each of the groups of the multiple gas injection ports.

Abstract: A data correction device includes a data acquiring part for acquiring map data including point sequence data showing a position of a first dividing line in a first section and point sequence data showing a position of a second dividing line corresponding to the first dividing line in a second section adjoining the first section; a position revising part for revising point data showing a position near a boundary of at least one of the first dividing line and the second dividing line so that the first dividing line and the second dividing line expressed by the point sequence data are smoothly connected at the boundary; and a position data output part for outputting point sequence data including point data showing revised positions of the dividing lines near the boundary.

Abstract: A test support method includes a step of obtaining a pre-change image and a post-change image to be displayed on a monitoring and control system, a step of extracting, from the post-change image, multiple symbols that have changed from corresponding symbols in the pre-change image, a step of adding order information to the multiple symbols extracted, and a step of outputting a test image in which the order information is added to the multiple symbols.

Abstract: In an architecture in which the inside of a radio access network is split into two layers and the processes are performed in separate apparatuses, respectively, to achieve the redundancy of the processes of the higher layer. A server apparatus 100 is a communication apparatus that comprises a first layer processing unit 141 configured to perform a process of a first layer in a radio access network, an establishing unit 143 configured to perform a process for establishing connections with two or more clients performing a process of a second layer, which is higher than the first layer, an obtaining unit 145 configured to obtain information related to a connection state with a first client performing the process of the second layer, and a communication processing unit 147 configured to transmit, to a second client, the information related to the connection state with the first client.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a sprinkling mode based on information indicating the environment of a sprinkling place. The control unit is configured to send, through the communication unit, a notification indicating the sprinkling mode to at least one vehicle scheduled to travel in the sprinkling place.

Abstract: A method can include storing host code executable by a host device in a nonvolatile memory (NVM) device and NVM code executable by the NVM device. The NVM device can validate the integrity of the NVM code in response to predetermined conditions and generate a code integrity value for validating the NVM code. The code integrity value having a size independent of a size of the host code. An authentication code can be sent to the host device that is generated with at least the code integrity value. In response to read requests from the host device, returning at least portions of the host code for execution by the host device. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit determines a degree of danger of an area based on information on at least one vehicle traveling in the area which is received by the communication unit.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit determines a degree of danger of an area based on information on at least one vehicle traveling in the area which is received by the communication unit.

Abstract: A control device includes a control unit and a communication unit. The control unit is configured to calculate a set value that is the set value of an air conditioner provided in the destination facility of a vehicle and is to be used by the occupants of the vehicle, based on information on the air conditioning environment in the vehicle and is configured to send the calculated set value of the air conditioner to a predetermined sending destination via the communication unit.

Abstract: A steering device installed on a vehicle including a plurality of steerable wheels and configured to independently steer a wheel which is one of the plurality of steerable wheels, including: an electric motor as a drive source; a motion converting mechanism configured to convert a motion of the electric motor into a steering motion of the wheel; and a controller configured to control a supply current to the electric motor so as to achieve steering of the wheel corresponding to a motion position of the electric motor, wherein, to eliminate a discrepancy between the motion position of the electric motor and a steering position of the wheel detected based on the supply current to the electric motor supplied when the motion position of the electric motor is maintained at a straight-traveling-state position, the controller executes a reference change process of changing a setting of the straight-traveling-state position.

Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle, including: a pair of wheel steering devices that respectively steer right and left wheels independently of each other; and a controller configured to control the pair of wheel steering devices, wherein the controller is configured to: determine a standard steering amount of each of the right and left wheels in accordance with a steering request; execute opposite-phase shift steering in which steering amounts of the respective right and left wheels are shifted in mutually opposite directions by respective shift amounts with respect to the standard steering amounts determined respectively for the right and left wheels; and estimate a friction coefficient of a road surface on which the vehicle is running based on steering forces respectively applied to the right and left wheels in the opposite-phase shift steering.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle braking control device applicable to a vehicle equipped with an electric-powered parking braking device, a hydraulic braking device and a regenerative braking device. The braking control device comprises a first braking control unit and a second braking control unit. When a parking braking operation is performed while the vehicle is travelling, the first braking control unit implements a first braking process which increases the braking force to the vehicle by operating the hydraulic braking device. When the braking force to the vehicle needs to be increased in a situation where the first braking process is being implemented, the second braking control unit implements a second braking process which increases the braking force to the vehicle by operating the regenerative braking device.

Abstract: A brake controller according to the present disclosure that changes an effect correlation value correlating to an effect of braking in a first braking system provided in a vehicle in accordance with a vehicle condition of the vehicle includes a control part generating a braking force by at least one of the first braking system and a second braking system different from the first braking system in a case where the vehicle condition is a first condition based on a braking distribution ratio different from that in a case where the vehicle condition is a second condition and a setting part setting the effect correlation values so as to be different from each other in the case where the vehicle condition is the first condition and in the case where the vehicle condition is the second condition.

Abstract: A data correction device includes a data acquiring part for acquiring map data including point sequence data showing a position of a first dividing line in a first section and point sequence data showing a position of a second dividing line corresponding to the first dividing line in a second section adjoining the first section; a position revising part for revising point data showing a position near a boundary of at least one of the first dividing line and the second dividing line so that the first dividing line and the second dividing line expressed by the point sequence data are smoothly connected at the boundary; and a position data output part for outputting point sequence data including point data showing revised positions of the dividing lines near the boundary.

Abstract: This vehicle brake device performs raising processing for raising, by a predetermined raising amount, the target hydraulic pressure of hydraulic fluid when the pressure of the hydraulic fluid starts increasing in order to suppress a delay in response to the increase in the pressure of hydraulic fluid during switching processing for gradually switching at least part of regenerative braking force to hydraulic braking force, and includes a judging portion which judges whether or not required braking force or deceleration is reduced during cooperative control; and a raising amount setting portion which during the raising processing, sets a second predetermined pressure as a raising amount if the judgement result of the judging portion is positive, the second predetermined pressure being smaller than a first predetermined pressure that is the raising amount when the determination result of the determination result is negative.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for programming a plurality of nonvolatile memory (NVM) devices. Each NVM device self-generates and stores a unique encryption key. Each NVM device concurrently receives an image from a multiple-device programming system to which all the NVM devices are communicatively coupled. Each NVM device encrypts the received image using such NVM device's unique encryption key to produce a unique encrypted image for each NVM device. Each NVM device stores its unique encrypted image within a nonvolatile memory of such NVM device. The unique encryption key can then be securely transferred to a host device for decrypting the image accessed from one of the NVM devices.

Abstract: A method can include storing host code executable by a host device in a nonvolatile memory (NVM) device and NVM code executable by the NVM device. The NVM device can validate the integrity of the NVM code in response to predetermined conditions and generate a code integrity value for validating the NVM code. The code integrity value having a size independent of a size of the host code. An authentication code can be sent to the host device that is generated with at least the code integrity value. In response to read requests from the host device, returning at least portions of the host code for execution by the host device. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A master node acquires a point group, each point of which belongs to any one of a plurality of blocks into which a space has been divided, the point group representing an appearance of the space by a collection of a plurality of points. The master node determines a priority of each of the plurality of blocks on the basis of the number of points belonging to each of the plurality of blocks. The master node preferentially performs processing of higher priority blocks among the plurality of blocks than processing of lower priority blocks.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a recipe of a dish to be suggested to a driver based on driving information on the driver of the vehicle received with the communication unit.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit determines a degree of danger of an area based on information on at least one vehicle traveling in the area which is received by the communication unit.